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    #1

    Easyway to stop drinking

    Hello, has anyone stopped drinking here by reading the book: Easyway to Stop Drinking by Allan Carr?
    I can hardly believe it worked for me!!
    I am 41 years old, drinking since I was 16, that is 25 years of heavy drinking.
    I was totally addicted to alcohol, I craved it, thought I needed it to cope with ANYTHING and EVERYTHING, I drank just to be able to get out of the house or talk to anyone.. It was horrible.. I tried many times to quit using will power and it was sheer hell, I couldn't do it..
    I was miserable when I drank and miserable when I didn't.
    I started going to church, praying to God to help me, I found some peace at church but I still drank.. Then I read the book, really desperately wanting for it to work and it DID!!!
    I've been sober for 9 weeks now, feeling great and hopefull. This is the longest I've been sober all my life.. Anyone here read it?

    You don't need will power to quit, it's really hard to quit that way.. You need to read this book and really want to quit, believe me, there was no worse drunk than me, if you think your case is unique.. maybe it is, maybe it isn't, but it doesn't matter, I drank non-stop, absolutely non-stop for 25 years to the point where I thought I was beyond any cure.
    I feel cured and liberated, 9 weeks sober and looking forward to repairing my life, I am getting my confidence back, I could go on and on for hours, but first I would like to know if any else here read Mr. Allan Carr.
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    #2
    Easyway to stop drinking

    What was it about the book that set it apart from others?

    I want to buy it, but they don't have it on Kindle yet.

    Thank you and regards.

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      #3
      Easyway to stop drinking

      Jay-J;1472792 wrote: What was it about the book that set it apart from others?

      I want to buy it, but they don't have it on Kindle yet.

      Thank you and regards.
      Hi. This is the same book and is very cheap on kindle. Amazon.com: Allen Carr's Easyway to Control Alcohol (9781848374652): Allen Carr: Books

      I hope it helps you.

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        #4
        Easyway to stop drinking

        Another great book is Jason Vale's Kick The Drink Easily. I believe I've heard that Jason worked with Allan and pretty much cashed in on Allan's ideas, but I prefer Jason's book.

        What's different about these books is that they make you aware of the brainwashing you've been experiencing your entire life and they can change and help soften the psychological addiction. IMO the psychological addiction is the worst part; the part that makes this so hard and doesn't want to let go of habit and pattern.

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          #5
          Easyway to stop drinking

          Thank you NoSugar, FlyAway. That helped a lot. I'm going to buy it now.

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            #6
            Easyway to stop drinking

            I realized the brainwashing when I read the avrt bullets. I am kind of a conspiracy theorist anyway as I believe most systems have an agenda of some sort. I no longer believe in the addiction model. I'm not powerless over anything. One drink will not take me to the abyss. I don't drink now because I don't like the taste nor the buzz, nor how I act when rightly buzzed. It's as simple as that. No sense in making it complicated. Like Flyaway stated...habit & pattern....

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              #7
              Easyway to stop drinking

              Why this book worked for me:
              1.- After unsuccessfully trying to quit or cut down for about 5 years, I was dead serious about quitting when I read it.
              2.- I opened my mind and I allowed the book to guide me, to convince me, I humbled myself, I don't know it all, in fact, I know shit! It's my ignorance and arrogance that got me in this mess to begin with.
              3.- I allowed myself to be counter-brainwashed, it dissolved the myths about alcohol; no one needs alcohol, it does not give us confidence, it does not relax us, on the contrary, it's an addictive drug, it's a deadly poison, it tastes awful, it destroys my body, it affects my nervous system, it destroys my confidence. This book explains all of that and I found it to be true in my case.
              4.- It helped me get rid of excuses for drinking, it helped me understand all the excuses that I had been using such as: I can control it, I am not as bad as others, I am a "social" drinker, I don't get out of line, I behave, I don't get stupid, these are all excuses to continue poisoning our bodies..
              5.- Once I understood all these things and that I had become a victim of the alcohol trap, I removed myself from the situation and I was able to see myself from a sober's person point of view for the first time in my life. For the first time I had the courage to admit my addiction to my parents, my wife and my kids. We all cried, they cried of happiness and I cried of relief. I felt liberated and 9 weeks later, I still do.

              I bought the book at amazon.com for under $20 with shipping.

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                #8
                Easyway to stop drinking

                YOU GO SUPERMARIO!

                What a great story! That is just great!

                It is amazing isn't it? When it just clicks and you KNOW this is it.

                So happy for you

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                  #9
                  Easyway to stop drinking

                  The book helped me with out a doubt.
                  AF 5/jan/2011

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                    #10
                    Easyway to stop drinking

                    supermario;1472994 wrote: Why this book worked for me:
                    1.- After unsuccessfully trying to quit or cut down for about 5 years, I was dead serious about quitting when I read it.
                    2.- I opened my mind and I allowed the book to guide me, to convince me, I humbled myself, I don't know it all, in fact, I know shit! It's my ignorance and arrogance that got me in this mess to begin with.
                    3.- I allowed myself to be counter-brainwashed, it dissolved the myths about alcohol; no one needs alcohol, it does not give us confidence, it does not relax us, on the contrary, it's an addictive drug, it's a deadly poison, it tastes awful, it destroys my body, it affects my nervous system, it destroys my confidence. This book explains all of that and I found it to be true in my case.
                    4.- It helped me get rid of excuses for drinking, it helped me understand all the excuses that I had been using such as: I can control it, I am not as bad as others, I am a "social" drinker, I don't get out of line, I behave, I don't get stupid, these are all excuses to continue poisoning our bodies..
                    5.- Once I understood all these things and that I had become a victim of the alcohol trap, I removed myself from the situation and I was able to see myself from a sober's person point of view for the first time in my life. For the first time I had the courage to admit my addiction to my parents, my wife and my kids. We all cried, they cried of happiness and I cried of relief. I felt liberated and 9 weeks later, I still do.

                    I bought the book at amazon.com for under $20 with shipping.
                    What a really BRILLIANT success story !!
                    I had the same success & 'light bulb' moment with Carr's book on quitting smoking a few years ago.
                    I just stopped after 25 years smoking - it just made SENSE.
                    It is amazing how some comment or insight will just 'click' with us.

                    That is why everyone with al problems should read, read, read here and someone's comment or remark or quote will resonate with you - and 'bang' the penny drops heavily


                    WELL DONE AGAIN !!!! inkele:

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                      #11
                      Easyway to stop drinking

                      One more thing, when I tried to quit using my will power I thought I was in hell. I was so miserable because I was just forcing myself not to drink but the urge to drink was HUGE, it consumed every thought, every second of the day. I was so irritable and miserable that my wife actually begged me to drink! I had my kids walking on egg shells because they knew I could snap at any moment. My addiction was my world, nothing else mattered! I felt like a victim and in fact, I was a victim of alcoholism, my whole family suffered because of it. Then when I couldn't take it anymore, I caved in and drank and the whole vicious cycle started again. I felt weaker and weaker because my will power had failed me, I had no courage, I just didn't have the balls to beat this!!
                      I was known to be so will powered for other aspects of my life, hard headed if you will, but with drinking.. I was just as powerful as a fly. I had been drinking since I was 16, over 25 years, almost everyday, trying to quit or cut down for 5 years, the longest I was sober was 2 weeks. The reason I failed to quit using will power was because I truly believed I was missing out on something truly special, drinking had become the main thing in my life that I could not imagine it not drinking, so when I stopped using will power and nothing else, I felt terrible because nothing made sense without it.
                      I quit using some type of cognitive therapy which is what the book uses, it uses reasoning and logic.
                      We all have our "reasons" for drinking, we drink because it relaxes us, because it makes us feel good, because we need to drink, because we can't cope without it, etc, etc. These are not reasons, they are EXCUSES. We drink because we think we can control it, because we think we can handle it, because that's what we do, excuses, excuses, excuses! There is NO BENEFIT in drinking, none whatsoever.
                      None of my problems are over now that I stopped drinking, life is still a roller-coaster of emotions, but so what! I am sober! I am clear headed!! What's the worst that can happened? How lower can I get? I had hit rock bottom..I feel like I am 15 years old again, back to the time before I had my first drink.. I am 41 years old now and life has mopped the floor with me over and over and I am still in one piece!!
                      My drunken friends, I can not begin to describe the feeling of relief I now feel! If you are trying to stop drinking give Mr. Allan Carr a chance or anybody else, give yourself a chance. Use hypnosis or whatever you think is best, go to AA. Lastly, when I stopped drinking I felt really sick, groggy, confused, a nervous wreck, I left like having a terrible flu but you know what, those symptoms disappeared! They only lasted about 2-3 weeks, my headaches went away after a month, I even lost 10 pounds! Wouldn't you gladly spend 2, 3 even 4 weeks of you life feeling like shit in order to quit drinking? In my case, I feel that was a very small price to pay.

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                        #12
                        Easyway to stop drinking

                        Read it, loved it, wanting to re-read it now that I've got almost 90 days under my belt.


                        AF since 12/26/13

                        "...........just put one foot in front of the other and move forward. One step at a time." Chris McCombs

                        http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_dJ97Vwoup4

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                          #13
                          Easyway to stop drinking

                          One more thing, when I tried to quit using my will power I thought I was in hell. I was so miserable because I was just forcing myself not to drink but the urge to drink was HUGE, it consumed every thought, every second of the day. I was so irritable and miserable that my wife actually begged me to drink! I had my kids walking on egg shells because they knew I could snap at any moment. My addiction was my world, nothing else mattered! I felt like a victim and in fact, I was a victim of alcoholism, my whole family suffered because of it. Then when I couldn't take it anymore, I caved in and drank and the whole vicious cycle started again. I felt weaker and weaker because my will power had failed me, I had no courage, I just didn't have the balls to beat this!!
                          I was known to be so will powered for other aspects of my life, hard headed if you will, but with drinking.. I was just as powerful as a fly. I had been drinking since I was 16, over 25 years, almost everyday, trying to quit or cut down for 5 years, the longest I was sober was 2 weeks. The reason I failed to quit using will power was because I truly believed I was missing out on something truly special, drinking had become the main thing in my life that I could not imagine it not drinking, so when I stopped using will power and nothing else, I felt terrible because nothing made sense without it.
                          I quit using some type of cognitive therapy which is what the book uses, it uses reasoning and logic.
                          We all have our "reasons" for drinking, we drink because it relaxes us, because it makes us feel good, because we need to drink, because we can't cope without it, etc, etc. These are not reasons, they are EXCUSES. We drink because we think we can control it, because we think we can handle it, because that's what we do, excuses, excuses, excuses! There is NO BENEFIT in drinking, none whatsoever.
                          None of my problems are over now that I stopped drinking, life is still a roller-coaster of emotions, but so what! I am sober! I am clear headed!! What's the worst that can happened? How lower can I get? I had hit rock bottom..I feel like I am 15 years old again, back to the time before I had my first drink.. I am 41 years old now and life has mopped the floor with me over and over and I am still in one piece!!
                          My drunken friends, I can not begin to describe the feeling of relief I now feel! If you are trying to stop drinking give Mr. Allan Carr a chance or anybody else, give yourself a chance. Use hypnosis or whatever you think is best, go to AA. Lastly, when I stopped drinking I felt really sick, groggy, confused, a nervous wreck, I left like having a terrible flu but you know what, those symptoms disappeared! They only lasted about 2-3 weeks, my headaches went away after a month, I even lost 10 pounds! Wouldn't you gladly spend 2, 3 even 4 weeks of you life feeling like shit in order to quit drinking? In my case, I feel that was a very small price to pay.

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                            #14
                            Easyway to stop drinking

                            Outstanding post. Love the analogy between reasons and excuses. I have been able to come up with alot of excuses but when I think of it no reasons! I'm getting the book.
                            Thanks!

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                              #15
                              Easyway to stop drinking

                              Thanks supermario,

                              I have been reading it since yesterday and it's really clicking for me. This is the one that makes sense. I'm beginning to feel physically grossed-out by alcohol (I guess that's Carr's point)

                              And what you say here, I am getting to believe it:

                              The reason I failed to quit using will power was because I truly believed I was missing out on something truly speciall, drinking had become the main thing in my life that I could not imagine it not drinking, so when I stopped using will power and nothing else, I felt terrible because nothing made sense without it.
                              I'm really praying that this book will be one of the tools in my quiver on my way out.

                              Best regards.

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